Friday, November 26, 2004

Bridget Jones, The Edge of Reason

Okay. Here's another Bridget Jones movie. Zellweger is a cutie for sure, but this movie falls flat compared to the first. Maybe it's because the novelty is over. Colin Firth is charming as cautious but less uptight, Mr. Darcy. Hugh Grant as Daniel Clever is the same womanizing jerk. And even thought we all want to see what happens after the supposed happy ending of the first movie, this is like your best friend talking over and over about her romance and you want to slap her because you get it-- they live happily ever after, well, at least as happily as an insecure Bridget Jones can be.

I wanted more out of this movie. There were no surprises and her trip to Thailand seems as though it were a different movie altogether. I'd rather imagine how she and Mr. Mark dreamy Darcy turned out than have watched this film. The film was too contrived and tried way to hard to be funny. Much like bad dates, this was easy to walk away from.

Worth the money rating: $$

Monday, November 15, 2004

The Incredibles

Pixar is incredible. They prove this over and over again. The animation was amazing and so was the twist on a typical story line--typical bad guy vs. good guy superheroes. But these heroes are stripped of their superhero status after being sued so much that it costs the government too much money. Forced to stop using their powers, they go from incredible to normal and enter the witness protection program as the family next door. The father works for an insurance company helping every sob story that walks in the office- making his money grubbing boss angry. He moonlights as his superhero self, minus the super getup, every week on "bowling night" with another superhero friend who slings ice. An evil man threatens the safety of New York City with giant robots. And the Incredible family turns back into their incredible selves to make us laugh at every turn and truly amaze us with all the strength a family possess.

Worth the money rating: $$$$